haha today was fun. lol. happy la. i donno why but there are times when after a visit to shwo i feel happy. could be the atmosphere or the friendly people there i aint sure.. but.. if shwo opens their own shop i'll be their most regular customer.. or.. it could just be that i went with a friend.. one who was close to me.. was close is not close might be close.. somehow.. you know being together with a friend that you, for a certain period of time, were very close with, that camaraderie, the times u spent with that friend.. the walks, the talks, that friend who was your muse who inspired you to pen out a couple of poems and who helped develop your creativity through the works you've done for that friend.. that friend who's of a different gender but who's also a perfect example of how two people of different genders can be very very close friends and not let feelings break it up. that friend. who i have befriended again. Thank God for her.
yet time has passed. we have changed. the friendship remains but will it escalate or plummet all the way down? only time.. that which does not change.. and God who is the same yesterday today and tomorrow.. will know. may His blessings fall on you.
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
Wednesday, January 11, 2006
imagine.
imagine.
A touring christian concert/marching band in rural villages. impossible? far-fetched reality?
I had a dream. some years ago. whether it was one i had while asleep or it was a vision i know not. But the contents of my dream i remember very clearly. it came to prick me inside my mind again last night.
a band. like a concert band but we no sit on chairs. we walk through villages, preaching the gospel. passion for Christ. passion for music. passion for life. yet we do more than this. those that are medically trained, they provide medical assistance. the doctors or nurses treat the sick. engineers help with dams and wells. builders help with houses and schools. teachers but of course teach. this is my dream.
but will it come true?? nobody knows. only God and time. if time permits. if time permits.
if we stick thru with our aspirations and make them real, my dream might become reality. my friends who wish to be a doctor or a nurse or a gynae or simply a gift from above, stick with it to the best of your ability and fret not if you do not reach it. For though you may not achieve your dream, your goal, your vision, what you become may fit in into another's dream. but you wont know it. till that person tells you.
my dream hangs on a thin rope called time. cause i have that urge, that spiritual impression that time is short. when it comes, it comes. i can sit here making plans but if time wishes not to let it unfold, it will never unfold. plans made here are of no use above.
i plan. ten years down to start the band. to keep in contact with my friends. be with them as they achieve their aspirations that fit in with my dream. and worry not if it doesnt. a touring band. in rural villages. to spread the love of god. to use the gifts of musicality we have been given and have garnered over the years. to spread joy. to spread peace. i plan.
i plan. we will all have our own full-time jobs. to fund this band. the missions. gazillions. then a month's leave we will all take. with a leap of faith. we shall go.
imagine. villages. little kids looking at you with eager expectation. the mother that rejoice when her child has recovered from the medicine you provided. the father, tears of relief evident, when his child is saved from the clutches of death. words to action. passive to active. the power of the Holy Ghost.
This is my dream. Come dream with me.
A touring christian concert/marching band in rural villages. impossible? far-fetched reality?
I had a dream. some years ago. whether it was one i had while asleep or it was a vision i know not. But the contents of my dream i remember very clearly. it came to prick me inside my mind again last night.
a band. like a concert band but we no sit on chairs. we walk through villages, preaching the gospel. passion for Christ. passion for music. passion for life. yet we do more than this. those that are medically trained, they provide medical assistance. the doctors or nurses treat the sick. engineers help with dams and wells. builders help with houses and schools. teachers but of course teach. this is my dream.
but will it come true?? nobody knows. only God and time. if time permits. if time permits.
if we stick thru with our aspirations and make them real, my dream might become reality. my friends who wish to be a doctor or a nurse or a gynae or simply a gift from above, stick with it to the best of your ability and fret not if you do not reach it. For though you may not achieve your dream, your goal, your vision, what you become may fit in into another's dream. but you wont know it. till that person tells you.
my dream hangs on a thin rope called time. cause i have that urge, that spiritual impression that time is short. when it comes, it comes. i can sit here making plans but if time wishes not to let it unfold, it will never unfold. plans made here are of no use above.
i plan. ten years down to start the band. to keep in contact with my friends. be with them as they achieve their aspirations that fit in with my dream. and worry not if it doesnt. a touring band. in rural villages. to spread the love of god. to use the gifts of musicality we have been given and have garnered over the years. to spread joy. to spread peace. i plan.
i plan. we will all have our own full-time jobs. to fund this band. the missions. gazillions. then a month's leave we will all take. with a leap of faith. we shall go.
imagine. villages. little kids looking at you with eager expectation. the mother that rejoice when her child has recovered from the medicine you provided. the father, tears of relief evident, when his child is saved from the clutches of death. words to action. passive to active. the power of the Holy Ghost.
This is my dream. Come dream with me.
Thursday, December 29, 2005
well, these few days have been full of thoughts and activities
well, quite some time since i posted.
lemme see.. quite a lot have happened.. the holidays have come and will be gone soon. quite a lot on my mind though.
hMm.. first.. band. tp band and shaw/shwo band. both bands will probably be taking up more of my time when sch starts. mon fri tp. sat shaw. and i wanna go back see shwo which wld most prob on wed. therefore meaning mon wed fri sat band. :D talk about making music ur life.
and then when sch starts, the assignments and projects come along too. hope my grp will be understanding enough though but sometimes i feel perhaps your project group shouldnt be a clique cause thogugh you can get along well with each other, it is also very easy to be distracted and digress.
went out with the butts and a few others. watched narnia for the SECOND time. and i really really think the slaying of aslan part is conducted in 4/4. anyway, yah lor. watch e whole thing again and it kindof gets a bit boring. furthermore we were seating in row C and i seriously think cinemas should start increasing the length within each row. no space to stretch my legs. and BT sat beside me laughing and talking and asking nonsensical questions like whether the potion that edmund drank was sweet or bitter. Kids these days.. [sigh]
my sis is rather weird though. but at least im spending good time with her. spent it with her ytd. lol. glanced through her diary. and the perfume does smell like alcohol. anyway clarinets are sortof improving. despite the absence of their SL ytd. but. there is a gap showing itself between the sec twos and the sec ones. those tt can play and those tt cannot play. hope it dissolves.
shwo gg japan, osaka to be exact in june. hopefully shaw can go. and on that point im quite confident we can. though there is the cost factor involved. and the job idea im having can only take place in march after e release of the Os cause i must wait for one of my friends. i mean, thinking about it now, its practical but i still need permission and approval from several other parties. i need a high paying job.
anyway, if all goes well with the butts in their aspirations, looks like i'll be having a doctor, a nurse and a nafa graduate in ten years or so. imagine if it takes two years for each narnia chronicle film to be made. seven stories. 14 years. woahz! i'll be 31 then. it'll be even cooler if when im 31 and the butts are.. 29 and we are still in contact and we watch narnia together. hehe. dots manz. lotz of it.
daydreaming.
had lunch with a few shwo juniors on erm wed. no thurs. yah. 29th. last shwo pract of e yr. kimberly desiree alex bendix jeck ann darren and another sec one-er. forgot his name. kindof weird talking to kimberly in real life. despite knowing her for like.. a year plus? probably the face. as in, u cant get bedazzled or stunned when speaking thru sms or msn. she definitely has the looks.
heard a song e other day and i thought about u. but bygones should be bygones. all water under the bridge. though my sec four classmates can be particularly nosey.
had my class 4C of 2004 bbq on the 27th. attendance wasn't that bad. around half the class went which is rather good though. philip lee and ng song seng went. they came like way early when the fire was being started. and we played dai dee with ng. hee. stoopid doofus. used maths to play against us. one thing's for sure, ng definitely has an analytical mind and good memory. tan yen lin came rather late though, like around nine. after half of the food were eaten, after the rain. oh yes. the rain. it came. down. it wasn't that heavy. a kind soul actually passed us his two groundsheets so we held the sheets at an angle to prevent the rain from extinguishing the fire and sogging the food. so there we stood. the groundsheet on our back. the bbq in front of us. we breathed smoke. quite an experience. a much heated face and a very wet back. and then, hehe, we went to play in the maze. lol. seven guys, all aged seventeen, playing in the maze. it was fun. of course it was at night so nobody around to laugh at us or anything. we plat hide and seek inside. and it is actually very fun, especially at night. and the lights aren't on switched on so the only light u have is the sunlight that reflects upon the surface of the moon which can actually be simplified to mean moonlight.
so there. a few days of wonderful memories and intriguing experiences.
lemme see.. quite a lot have happened.. the holidays have come and will be gone soon. quite a lot on my mind though.
hMm.. first.. band. tp band and shaw/shwo band. both bands will probably be taking up more of my time when sch starts. mon fri tp. sat shaw. and i wanna go back see shwo which wld most prob on wed. therefore meaning mon wed fri sat band. :D talk about making music ur life.
and then when sch starts, the assignments and projects come along too. hope my grp will be understanding enough though but sometimes i feel perhaps your project group shouldnt be a clique cause thogugh you can get along well with each other, it is also very easy to be distracted and digress.
went out with the butts and a few others. watched narnia for the SECOND time. and i really really think the slaying of aslan part is conducted in 4/4. anyway, yah lor. watch e whole thing again and it kindof gets a bit boring. furthermore we were seating in row C and i seriously think cinemas should start increasing the length within each row. no space to stretch my legs. and BT sat beside me laughing and talking and asking nonsensical questions like whether the potion that edmund drank was sweet or bitter. Kids these days.. [sigh]
my sis is rather weird though. but at least im spending good time with her. spent it with her ytd. lol. glanced through her diary. and the perfume does smell like alcohol. anyway clarinets are sortof improving. despite the absence of their SL ytd. but. there is a gap showing itself between the sec twos and the sec ones. those tt can play and those tt cannot play. hope it dissolves.
shwo gg japan, osaka to be exact in june. hopefully shaw can go. and on that point im quite confident we can. though there is the cost factor involved. and the job idea im having can only take place in march after e release of the Os cause i must wait for one of my friends. i mean, thinking about it now, its practical but i still need permission and approval from several other parties. i need a high paying job.
anyway, if all goes well with the butts in their aspirations, looks like i'll be having a doctor, a nurse and a nafa graduate in ten years or so. imagine if it takes two years for each narnia chronicle film to be made. seven stories. 14 years. woahz! i'll be 31 then. it'll be even cooler if when im 31 and the butts are.. 29 and we are still in contact and we watch narnia together. hehe. dots manz. lotz of it.
daydreaming.
had lunch with a few shwo juniors on erm wed. no thurs. yah. 29th. last shwo pract of e yr. kimberly desiree alex bendix jeck ann darren and another sec one-er. forgot his name. kindof weird talking to kimberly in real life. despite knowing her for like.. a year plus? probably the face. as in, u cant get bedazzled or stunned when speaking thru sms or msn. she definitely has the looks.
heard a song e other day and i thought about u. but bygones should be bygones. all water under the bridge. though my sec four classmates can be particularly nosey.
had my class 4C of 2004 bbq on the 27th. attendance wasn't that bad. around half the class went which is rather good though. philip lee and ng song seng went. they came like way early when the fire was being started. and we played dai dee with ng. hee. stoopid doofus. used maths to play against us. one thing's for sure, ng definitely has an analytical mind and good memory. tan yen lin came rather late though, like around nine. after half of the food were eaten, after the rain. oh yes. the rain. it came. down. it wasn't that heavy. a kind soul actually passed us his two groundsheets so we held the sheets at an angle to prevent the rain from extinguishing the fire and sogging the food. so there we stood. the groundsheet on our back. the bbq in front of us. we breathed smoke. quite an experience. a much heated face and a very wet back. and then, hehe, we went to play in the maze. lol. seven guys, all aged seventeen, playing in the maze. it was fun. of course it was at night so nobody around to laugh at us or anything. we plat hide and seek inside. and it is actually very fun, especially at night. and the lights aren't on switched on so the only light u have is the sunlight that reflects upon the surface of the moon which can actually be simplified to mean moonlight.
so there. a few days of wonderful memories and intriguing experiences.
Saturday, December 24, 2005
Merry Christmas!
First of all, Merry Christmas!
Soon, 2005 will be over. But first. To matters at hand. Christmas!
I am grateful to those who gave me a christmas present/card. I thank thee for your well-wishes. Alas! It is with great strength to inform you that unless you've received a card from me, you won't be receiving anything from me. Fear not! It doesnt mean I've forgotten you, it simply means that [hesitates] you're kept in my prayers.
Therefore, to all those who patronise this monkey's blog, I wish you a joyous Merry Christmas!
May we not forget the true meaning of Christ! It is rather sad that most Christmas cards nowadays do not include the true meaning of Christ. All that is written there is just 'Season's Greetings!' Whatever happened to the word 'Christ'?
Do YOU know who Christ is?
[Jesus] Christ is the Son of God that was sent down to die for our sins [wrongdoings].
How civilisation views christianity now and a century ago has changed. Nowadays, there ain't no such thing as a boring service. Christian music has evolved to a trendier and hip-pier kind. Bibles? So many versions available. From hard copy to soft copy to electronic to handphone to pocket-sized.
If you ever thought Christianity was boring, fact-less and simply propaganda, take a step into the nearest church. You might have to change your opinion about christianity again.
We aren't just a religion. Christianity is but a relationship between us and God. Wouldn't you want to meet the One that created YOU?
Soon, 2005 will be over. But first. To matters at hand. Christmas!
I am grateful to those who gave me a christmas present/card. I thank thee for your well-wishes. Alas! It is with great strength to inform you that unless you've received a card from me, you won't be receiving anything from me. Fear not! It doesnt mean I've forgotten you, it simply means that [hesitates] you're kept in my prayers.
Therefore, to all those who patronise this monkey's blog, I wish you a joyous Merry Christmas!
May we not forget the true meaning of Christ! It is rather sad that most Christmas cards nowadays do not include the true meaning of Christ. All that is written there is just 'Season's Greetings!' Whatever happened to the word 'Christ'?
Do YOU know who Christ is?
[Jesus] Christ is the Son of God that was sent down to die for our sins [wrongdoings].
How civilisation views christianity now and a century ago has changed. Nowadays, there ain't no such thing as a boring service. Christian music has evolved to a trendier and hip-pier kind. Bibles? So many versions available. From hard copy to soft copy to electronic to handphone to pocket-sized.
If you ever thought Christianity was boring, fact-less and simply propaganda, take a step into the nearest church. You might have to change your opinion about christianity again.
We aren't just a religion. Christianity is but a relationship between us and God. Wouldn't you want to meet the One that created YOU?
Sunday, December 18, 2005
You've had WOW. Now meet MOM!
Welcome! to yet another post of.. (drum roll) WA! (cymbal crash) WA! (cymbal crash again) also known as.. (cue: timpani) Wacky Acronyms! (gong clash) By.... Yours truly.. (snare roll).. Randy! (crash cymbals)
Today's Acronym: MOM!
Are YOU a mom?
MOM: verb or adjective or adverb or noun.
Mind Over Matter.
A characteristic of some people who can control their mind better than matter.
How to know if you are a MOM??
Option 1: Eat a plate of Char Siew Rice while watching liver being blended in CSI. If you do not puke or turn away from the television set, YOU are certified.. MOM! (hi, mom)
Option 2: Devour a bowl of curry while watching decomposed body remains on CSI that strangely look similar to the bowl of whats-it-called that you are holding. If you can continue eating at a steady pace, YOU are.. MOM! (yo, mom)
Are you MOM??
(cue: closing credits) And that's all for... (drum roll)WA! (cymbal crash) WA! Wacky Acronyms by.. (snare roll) yours truly (gong!) Randy!!
See you again.. next time.. for.. (drum roll) WA! (cymbal crash) WA! Wacky Acronyms by.. (snare roll) yours truly (gong!) Randy!
Today's Acronym: MOM!
Are YOU a mom?
MOM: verb or adjective or adverb or noun.
Mind Over Matter.
A characteristic of some people who can control their mind better than matter.
How to know if you are a MOM??
Option 1: Eat a plate of Char Siew Rice while watching liver being blended in CSI. If you do not puke or turn away from the television set, YOU are certified.. MOM! (hi, mom)
Option 2: Devour a bowl of curry while watching decomposed body remains on CSI that strangely look similar to the bowl of whats-it-called that you are holding. If you can continue eating at a steady pace, YOU are.. MOM! (yo, mom)
Are you MOM??
(cue: closing credits) And that's all for... (drum roll)WA! (cymbal crash) WA! Wacky Acronyms by.. (snare roll) yours truly (gong!) Randy!!
See you again.. next time.. for.. (drum roll) WA! (cymbal crash) WA! Wacky Acronyms by.. (snare roll) yours truly (gong!) Randy!
welcome..
Welcome.. (snare roll) to the premiere post of.. (cymbals crash) WOW.. also known as.. Words of Wisdom.. by.. (cue:gong) Randy.. Yours truly!!!
(cue: Opening credits)
Today's Words of Wisdom:
"Rest. One can never have too much of it, and too little. Rest."
(cue: Closing credits)
And that's all today for (drum roll) (crash cymbals) Words of Wisdom.. by.. (cue: gong) Randy.. Yours truly!!!
(cue: Opening credits)
Today's Words of Wisdom:
"Rest. One can never have too much of it, and too little. Rest."
(cue: Closing credits)
And that's all today for (drum roll) (crash cymbals) Words of Wisdom.. by.. (cue: gong) Randy.. Yours truly!!!
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
well. shwo slpover.
well. with immediate effect, shwo comes into action. no more shss band now it's shwo. St Hilda's Wind Orchestra.
Which is rather cool.
Then again so is Shaw. Not your SHAW towers. It stands for St Hilda's Alumni Winds. of course the slightly annoying thing is the ' St Hilda's' but then again without it, we wouldnt have an identity would we? not that we're all saints and our concert uniform all has a halo enclosed.
pardon my lameness. must be the lack of slp that i have.
i enjoyed yesterday a lot. well, yesterday and today. the slpover was cool. think I garnered.. an hour of slp?? i rmb (forcing) waking up occasionally when the door opened or closed or when the numerous alarms started ringing. only to be switched off and ring five minutes later again. i never realised why some people could wake up late despite switching on their alarm clocks till now. Honestly, some people need to realise that alarm clocks should be placed at the other side of the room. :)
and it was fun, spending time with my sis. now that i've graduated, not much opportunities to do that liao.. so it was good. strengthen 'family' bonds. :D
next chance wld B in march lor. and that wld B more interesting i feel. higher risk of getting bullied.
and no. im not with her. just siblings. may ye mind wander not.
and the discussion session. quite nice. make me feel.. so aged when compared to them little ones. since i've been thru what they been thru, conflicts and all.
i think it was quite fair. missing photog lecture and not doing the hundred marks quiz.. tt's ten percent of my total grade. as compared to what i've learnt/experienced/seen/heard/felt during the slpover.
and it was fun. i used digital prosumer camera today. loaned frm sch de. it wasn't that bad. could see thru the lcd screen that it was totally underexposed when i switched to manual or shutter-speed priority mood so i was stuck with aperture-priority mood which aint that bad. didnt use program mode cause there's no point learning about photography in school and using program mode to take photos.
the games were fun. though it was interesting to see the effects of lack of slp on the sec threes. one day and most cannot survive. makes me wonder about band camp in march. four nights. i must bring camera sia. lol. :D
k la. enough of all this. wanna go edit e photos. put some humourous captions on them. :D
take care
Which is rather cool.
Then again so is Shaw. Not your SHAW towers. It stands for St Hilda's Alumni Winds. of course the slightly annoying thing is the ' St Hilda's' but then again without it, we wouldnt have an identity would we? not that we're all saints and our concert uniform all has a halo enclosed.
pardon my lameness. must be the lack of slp that i have.
i enjoyed yesterday a lot. well, yesterday and today. the slpover was cool. think I garnered.. an hour of slp?? i rmb (forcing) waking up occasionally when the door opened or closed or when the numerous alarms started ringing. only to be switched off and ring five minutes later again. i never realised why some people could wake up late despite switching on their alarm clocks till now. Honestly, some people need to realise that alarm clocks should be placed at the other side of the room. :)
and it was fun, spending time with my sis. now that i've graduated, not much opportunities to do that liao.. so it was good. strengthen 'family' bonds. :D
next chance wld B in march lor. and that wld B more interesting i feel. higher risk of getting bullied.
and no. im not with her. just siblings. may ye mind wander not.
and the discussion session. quite nice. make me feel.. so aged when compared to them little ones. since i've been thru what they been thru, conflicts and all.
i think it was quite fair. missing photog lecture and not doing the hundred marks quiz.. tt's ten percent of my total grade. as compared to what i've learnt/experienced/seen/heard/felt during the slpover.
and it was fun. i used digital prosumer camera today. loaned frm sch de. it wasn't that bad. could see thru the lcd screen that it was totally underexposed when i switched to manual or shutter-speed priority mood so i was stuck with aperture-priority mood which aint that bad. didnt use program mode cause there's no point learning about photography in school and using program mode to take photos.
the games were fun. though it was interesting to see the effects of lack of slp on the sec threes. one day and most cannot survive. makes me wonder about band camp in march. four nights. i must bring camera sia. lol. :D
k la. enough of all this. wanna go edit e photos. put some humourous captions on them. :D
take care
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